On Monday, tenants of an Avon apartment complex announced they have formed a union and are demanding their landlord negotiate and get problems fixed.

Josefina Tolo shared a video capturing what she says is mold growing inside the apartment she lives in with her three kids at Avon Place.

"I feel like it's having an effect on my health because I do have fibromyalgia and I do have liver disease," Tolo said. "So when that happens I get sick longer or my kids get sick longer. We get sick constantly."

Tolo is at her wit's end following leaks, not having a working refrigerator for six months and damage to her car from all the big potholes at the complex.

"I'm angry because they don't care," Tolo said.

And she's not alone as other residents also report those problems and issues with elevators, heating and hot water.

"This is not just a lack of maintenance. This is neglect and we have all tried to get things changed ourselves and nothing has worked," Amy Arlin, of the Avon Place Tenants Union, said.

Residents report only about half of the 187 units are rented with many leaving following the buildings' conditions reportedly deteriorating and fires - including a big one last year.

"Here in Avon, we've never faced this level of egregious mismanagement," Dan Polhamus (D - Avon Town Council Chair) said.

The town council chair said the owner - Empire Realty - owes about $1 million in back taxes on top of a $400,000 lien that was put on the property following the fire.

With Avon Place filing for bankruptcy earlier this year, residents have a message to their landlord.

"You can't charge people all this money and expect not to fix anything, you know, we are not a cash cow. And it's it's wrong. It's wrong to do it to people," Tolo said.

Tolo said the family is trying to move, but it's hard to find affordable housing in this area and she wants to keep her kids in Avon schools.

We reached out to Avon Place and Empire Realty for comment but have not yet heard back.